The Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi will come this century

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Hazrat Mahdi (as) will Bring Out the Real Torah and A Jewish Community will Become Muslim Through Him

“The reason why he is called Hazrat Mahdi (as) is that he will head to one of the mountains in Sham. From there he will bring out the books of the Torah and a Jewish community will become Muslim in his hand.” (As-Suyuti)

“The reason why he is called Hazrat Mahdi (as) is that he will head to one of the mountains in Sham. From there HE WILL BRING OUT THE [TRUE] BOOKS OF THE TORAH AND RAISE EVIDENCE AGAINST THE JEWS.” (As-Suyuti, Al-Hawi lil-fatawi, II. 81)

Many Jews will Become Muslims By Virtue of Hazrat Mahdi (as)

Naim narrates from Salman ibn ‘Isa that he said: From what I have heard, the Ark of the Covenant found in the time of the Mahdi will be brought out of Lake Tiberias and brought before him in Bayt al-Maqdis. When the Jews see that, all but a few will become Muslims.(Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 23)

There will be People From the Children of Israel with Hazrat Mahdi (as)

When Hazrat Mahdi (as) appears he will have links with Jews from the tribe of the Prophet Moses (as) who believe and are honest before Allah and one group from these people will act alongside him.

In his book al-Irshad, Sheikh al-Mufid narrates that Abu Abdullah reported from al-Mufadhal ibn Umar: “THERE WILL BE A PEOPLE FROM THE TRIBE OF MOSES (AS)… ALONGSIDE HAZRAT MAHDI (AS).” (Sheikh al-Mufid, Kitab al-Irshad, p. 402)

Hazrat Mahdi (as) will Rule the Jews with the Laws of the Prophet David (as) and the Prophet Solomon (As)

Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be descended from the line of our Prophet (saas). It is reported in verses 82-87 of Surat al-An’am that all the Prophets will be descended from the same line. All Prophets will share the same ancestry. For these reasons, Hazrat Mahdi (as) will also be descended from the line of the Prophets Moses (as), Solomon (as), Job (as) and David (as). When Hazrat Mahdi (as) appears he will approach the People of the Book with love and affection, and will protect and watch over them. This honest and pure approach will be instrumental in some Jews becoming Muslims. Hazrat Mahdi (as) will rule the Jews with the original of the Torah.

Aban Ibn Taglib says: I went to a mosque in Mecca with Imam Jaffar Sadik. He took my hand and said: “… He will then command a herald, and the herald will cry out: HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL RULE LIKE SOLOMON (AS) AND DAVID (AS). HE WILL SEEK NO PROOF OR WITNESS IN HIS COMMAND.” (Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Numani, al-Ghaybah al-Numani, p. 374)

Verses of the Qur’an Referring to the End Times, to the Prophet Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) and to the Global Dominion of Islamic Moral Values

Our Prophet (Saas) Revealed in Verse 55 of Surat An-Nur That Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be Instrumental in the Global Dominion of Islamic Moral Values

Allah has promised those of you who believe and do right actions that He will make them successors in the land as He made those before them successors, and will firmly establish for them their religion with which He is pleased and give them, in place of their fear, security. ‘They worship Me, not associating anything with Me.’ Any who disbelieve after that, such people are deviators. (Surat an-Nur, 55)

It was narrated by Ayyasi through Ali ibn Hassan: This verse was recited alongside him: Swear by Allah that they are those who love our Ahl al-Bayt. ALLAH WILL MAKE THEM DO (THIS) BY THE HAND OF A MAN FROM US. THAT MAN IS THE MAHDI OF THIS COMMUNITY. (Abu Ali Fadal ibn Hassan ibn al-Fadl al-Tabarsi, Majma’ al-Bayan fee Tafsir al-Qur’an, v: 4, p. 832)

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Allah has promised those of you who believe and do right actions…

Through these words, Allah reveals His promise to Muslims who genuinely believe, one which has not yet come about but which certainly will. This promise concerns the world dominion of Islam. (Allah knows the truth.)

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… As He made those before them successors …

Allah has twice brought religious morality to world dominance, through the Prophet Solomon (as) and Dhu’lqarnayn (as). Allah bestowed both power and dominion on Solomon (as) and Dhu’lqarnayn (as). Allah reveals in the Qur’an that the Prophet Solomon (as) had djinn at his command that worked in his service, and that Allah also placed the winds and the metal copper at his disposal. (Surah Saba’, 12) In addition, Allah bestowed various other knowledge on the Prophet Solomon (as). He also ruled the demons, by the will of Allah, and spoke with the birds and was able to hear what ants said to one another. All these are special knowledge Allah bestowed on the Prophet Solomon (as). Similarly, our Prophet (saas) has also revealed that in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (as) Allah will place underground wealth at his disposal and that period will be the Goldenage:

“Hazrat Mahdi (as) is one of my children…He will bringforth treasures from under the ground and conquer the lands of polytheism.” (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 25)

“… In his time, the earth will cast forth the treasures within it.”(Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 33)

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…. He will make them successors in the land, …

In this passage, Allah states that following the period of dominion of the Prophet Solomon (as) and Dhu’lqarnayn (as) there will come another term of dominion. However, no such global dominion ever took place until Hijri 1400, the time of the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as). Muslims had never literally been successors. Islamic moral values had never been adopted by all people. But in the hadith about the End Times and Hazrat Mahdi (as) our Prophet (saas) explicitly states that there will be such a period of global sovereignty in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (as), that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be instrumental in many Jews converting to Islam and that through the ascent of the Prophet Jesus (as) Christians will also convert to Islam.

“The reason why he is called Hazrat Mahdi (as) is that he will head to one of the mountains in Sham. From thereHE WILL BRING OUT THE BOOKS OF THE TORAH and a Jewish community will become Muslim in his hand.”(Imam Suyuti)

Naim narrates from Salman ibn ‘Isa that he said: From what I have heard, the Ark of the Covenant found in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be brought out of Lake Tiberias and brought before him in Bayt al-Maqdis. When the Jews see that, all but a few will become Muslims. (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 23)

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… and will firmly establish for them their religion with which He is pleased…

In this verse, Allah tells Muslims that the world dominion in question lies in the future. The words “... and will firmly establish for them their religion…” reveal that the moral values of Islam will rule the world, and because firmly installed at settled in it. None of the true religions following the times of the Prophet Solomon (as) and Dhu’lqarnayn (as) were ever established so firmly until Hijri 1400, by the Islamic calendar. Our Prophet (saas) has explicitly revealed that this global dominion will take place in the time of the Great Mahdi. The fact that the portents revealed by our Prophet (saas) all began taking place from Hijri 1400, by the Islamic calendar, is a sign that Hazrat Mahdi (as) has come and the global dominion of Islamic morality is close at hand.

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… and give them, in place of their fear, security….” (Surat an-Nur, 55)

The final part of this verse refers to the End Times. It reveals that before the global dominion of Islam in this final age, there will be an age in which Muslims live in fear and hardship because of corruption, disorder and oppression. Indeed, the 20th and 21st centuries were those which say the worst ever bloodshed, religious wars, oppression of believers and believers having to hide and worship in secret.

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… They worship Me, not associating anything with Me …

However, Allah has expressed one condition for believers if this global dominion is to come about. That is for believers to entirely rid themselves of polytheism and worship Allah as the One. Hazrat Mahdi (as) will discharge that duty in the End Times. Through him, Allah will rid the religion of all subsequent innovations. He will ensure that people live by the religion in its pure and unsullied state, as in the time of our Prophet (saas).1 Through the Prophet Jesus (as), who will appear in the same way in the End Times, Christians will convert to Islam and become Muslims and the belief in the trinity will be eliminated.2 Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be instrumental in a great many Jews becoming Muslims.3

1. … Hazrat Mahdi will apply the religion as in the time of the Prophet (saas). He will eliminate sects from the world. No sect will be left apart from the pure and true religion.

His enemies will be those who imitate scholars of jurisprudence. Because they will be displeased when they see that Hazrat Mahdi (as) pronounces in a manner different to that of the imams of the sects, but they will also be unable to oppose him… His declared enemies will be the scholars of canon law.

Because they will lose all public esteem. They will even have less knowledge on the subject of the laws. By his coming, this imam will also eliminate disagreements among rulings by scholars. If he had no sword (knowledge), they would issue a fatwa for his death. (Al-Barzanji, Al-Isha’ah li-ashrat al-sa’ah, pp. 186-187)

Hazrat Mahdi (as) will keep Islam alive at the end in the same way the Prophet (saas) kept it alive in the beginning. (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 27)

Hazrat Mahdi (as) will leave no subsequent innovation uncleansed. He will discharge the requirements of the religion just like the Prophet (saas). (Al-Barzanji, Al-Isha’ah li-ashrat al-sa’ah, p. 163)

2. At that point when the current appears to be very strong, the religion of true Christianity, which comprises the collective personality of Jesus (Upon whom be peace), will emerge. That is, it will descend from the skies of Divine Mercy. Present Christianity will be purified in the face of that reality; it will cast off superstition and distortion, and unite with the truths of Islam. Christianity will in effect be transformed into a sort of Islam. Following the Qur’an, the collective personality of Christianity will be in the rank of follower, and Islam, in that of leader. True religion will become a mighty force as a result of its joining it. (Bediuzzaman, Risale-i Nur Collection, The Letters, Fifteenth Letter, The Second Current)

3. Naim narrated from Salman ibn ‘Isa that he said: I have heard that in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (as) the Ark of the Covenant will be extracted from Lake Tiberias and brought to him in Jerusalem. WHEN THE JEWS SEE THIS THE MAJORITY, ALL BUT A VERY FEW, WILL BECOME MUSLIMS. (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman p. 23)

In referring to the perfect knowledge and successes of Hazrat Mahdi (as), it is related that WHEN HE APPEARS IN VISIBLE FORM HE WILL DEBATE THOSE MATTERS HE SPEAKS OF WITH THE JEWS ON THE BASIS OF THE TORAH AND WILL PROVE THEM, AS A RESULT OF WHICH A GREAT MANY OF THEM WILL CONVERT TO ISLAM. (Bihar al-Anwar)

Allah will Cause Islamic Morality to Rule the World, Even If the Unbelievers Are Unwilling

THEY DESIRE TO EXTINGUISH ALLAH’S LIGHT WITH THEIR MOUTHS. BUT ALLAH REFUSES TO DO OTHER THAN PERFECT HIS LIGHT, EVEN THOUGH THE UNBELIEVERS DETEST IT. (Surat at-Tawba, 32)

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They desire to extinguish Allah’s light with their mouths… (Surat at-Tawba, 32)

People with materialist and atheist mindsets, who do not believe in Allah, are striving with all their might to prevent Islamic moral values spreading across the world. In the last century in particular, these people took it upon themselves to convince people of a lie that defied both logic and reason, the theory of evolution, that is based on no scientific evidence whatsoever, and the nonsense that the universe came into being spontaneously. Their particular aim was to mobilize all the material and other means at their disposal to hide, in their own eyes, the fact that Allah created the universe out of nothing and to turn people away from belief in Him. They imagined that they could halt the spread and growth of Islam in this way.

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… But Allah refuses to do other than perfect His Light, even though the unbelievers detest it. (Surat at-Tawba, 32)

The fact is that the religion of Islam Allah has chosen and ordained for His servants is the last true religion, that will last until the Judgment Day, and it is the light of Allah. The century we are living in is the one in which the morality of Islam will achieve dominion.

Allah pervades all places, and the light of Allah therefore pervades all places, too. The moral values of Islam are spreading fast in the present day and people across the world are turning to Islam in huge numbers. No matter how unwilling unbelievers may be, and no matter how much they try to stop the spread of the moral values of Islam, Allah will bring His religion to rule the world and perfect His light. Nobody has the power to prevent this.

The world rule of Islamic morality is good news Allah has written in destiny, and He makes this promise to believers in the Qur’an, our true book.

Verse 10 of Surah Ta Ha Refers to the Coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as)

WHEN HE SAW A FIRE, HE SAID TO HIS FAMILY: “WAIT! VERILY, I HAVE SEEN A FIRE, PERHAPS I CAN BRING YOU SOME BURNING BRAND THEREFROM, OR FIND SOME GUIDANCE AT THE FIRE.” (Surah Ta Ha, 10)

In this verse, Allah reveals that the Prophet Moses (as) left his family behind him and set out alone to where a fire was burning. The Prophet Moses (as) told his family that he would find a guide where the fire was burning. Since the word Mahdi means “guide or one who shows the way,” this verse refers to Hazrat Mahdi (as).

In one hadith narrated from our Prophet (saas), one of the signs of the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as) is the sight of a fire in the sky:

It is narrated from Hussain ibn Ali (ra) that: “WHEN YOU SEE A GREAT FIRE IN THE SKY ILLUMINATING THE NIGHT IN THE EAST, THAT IS THE MOMENT OF THE COMING OF HAZRAT MAHDI (AS).” (Mari’ ibn Yusuf Karami Hanbali ” Fawaid Fawaid al-Fikr fil Mahdi al-Montazar)

WHEN YOU SEE A FIRE FROM THE EAST, expect Family of Muhammad [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] to appear.(Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 32)

The burning of the 150,000 groos-ton oil tanker the Independenta on November, 15, 1979, fully matches a great explosion, a huge fire that one of the portents of the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as), followed by a huge billows of smoke in its wake. In addition, the reference in the hadith to “WHEN YOU SEE A GREAT FIRE IN THE SKY ILLUMINATING THE NIGHT…” clearly refers to the day this explosion took place, and says that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will appear in the days when this great event takes place.

The Life of the Prophet Joseph (as) Contains References to Hazrat Mahdi (As)

Muhammad Bakr said: “THE OWNER OF THIS TASK [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] WILL HAVE A RESEMBLENCE TO JOSEPH (AS)].” (Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Numani, al-Ghaybah al-Numani p. 189) (“The owner of this task” means he who possesses the guardianship. All our imams have guardianship. In addition, the guardianship in the relevant hadiths lies solely with Hazrat Mahdi (as).

Abu Bashir says: I heard Imam Muhammad Bakr say: “HE WHO POSSESSES THIS OCCULTATION [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] WILL HAVE THE SUNNAH OF FOUR PROPHETS…I SAID: WHAT IS THE SUNNAH OF JOSEPH (AS)? AND HE SAID: IMPRISONMENT AND OCCULTATION. (Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Numani, al-Ghaybah al-Numani, p. 191) THEN IT IS CERTAIN THAT HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) RESEMBLES THE PROPHET JOSEPH (AS) AND THAT HE [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] WILL SEE PEOPLE BUT PEOPLE WILL NOT SEE HIM [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] and that as Hazrat Ali (ra) states, HE [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] WILL NOT BE SEEN UNTIL A VOICE CALLS FROM THE SKY.(Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Numani, al-Ghaybah al-Numani p. 167)

The hadiths of our Prophet (saas) say that there are many similarities between the life of the Prophet Joseph (as) as described in the story of Joseph in the Qur’an and the life of Hazrat Mahdi (as). Looking at the verses of the Qur’an in the light of this information provided by our Prophet (saas), they contain many events in agreement with the hadiths concerning Hazrat Mahdi (as). (Allah knows the truth.)

The Prophet Joseph (as) Is the Mahdi of His Own Time

Allah reveals in the Qur’an that He sends “a Messenger leading to faith” in every age. Since all the prophets have been sent as guides to faith, as instrumental in salvation, then every prophet is a Mahdi. “The Prophet Joseph (as) is the Mahdi of his own time.” In that respect, too, there is a great resemblance between the life of Hazrat Mahdi (as) who will appear in the End Times and that of the Prophet Joseph (as).

Like the Prophet Joseph (as), Hazrat Mahdi (as) Will Also Possess Special Knowledge and Wisdom from the Presence of Allah

Allah reveals in the Qur’an that the Prophet Joseph (as) was also given special knowledge and wisdom from the Presence of Allah:

” Accordingly your Lord will pick you out and teach you the true meaning of events and perfectly fulfil His blessing on you…” (Surah Yusuf, 6)

“… And thus We established Joseph in the land to teach him the true meaning of events…” (Surah Yusuf, 21)

” When Joseph attained His full manhood, We gave him power and knowledge: thus do We reward those who do right.” (Surah Yusuf, 22)

It appears from this information in the Qur’an about the Prophet Joseph (as) that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will well know the meaning of words, and will possess special knowledge and wisdom. It is reported in the hadiths that Hazrat Mahdi (as) like the Prophet Joseph (as) will have a special power bestowed on him by Allah:

He is called the Mahdi, for he is the holder of a secret power nobody is able to know. (Al-Barzanji, Al-Isha’ah li-ashrat al-sa’ah, p. 77)

Muhyiddin Arabi, one of the great Islamic scholars, has set out in his works nine of the main noteworthy characteristics of the Mahdi:

1. He has foresight
2. He understands the Holy Book
3. He knows the meaning of the verses
4. He knows the condition and actions of the people he will appoint
5. He remains compassionate and just even when angered
6. He knows the classes of entities
7. He knows the hidden sides of matters
8. He has a good understanding of people’s needs
9. He knows the secret knowledge particularly needed in his own time.

Like the Prophet Joseph (as), Hazrat Mahdi (as) Will Be Unrecognized in the Society in Which He Lives Until A Specific Time Arrives

But Hujjat [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] will recognize the people. But people don’t recognize him. Just like the Prophet Joseph (as)]. Although Joseph (as) recognized the people, they denied him. Then Hazrat Ali (ra) read this verse, “Shame on the servants, they mocked the Messenger when he came.” (Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Numani, al-Ghaybah al-Numani, p. 162)

Although people in the society in which he lives will clearly see Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) superior attributes and the good works he performs, Hazrat Mahdi (as) and his community will not be fully identified. There is a close resemblance between this characteristic of Hazrat Mahdi (as) and the life of the Prophet Joseph (as). Verse 58 of Surah Yusuf, “(When the drought began) The brothers of Joseph came into his presence, and he knew them THOUGH THEY DID NOT KNOW HIM” reveals that his brothers did not recognize the Prophet Joseph (as), although he recognized them. According to the indications in the hadiths, Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be like the Prophet Joseph (as) in that people will see him, but will not at first recognize him.

Like the Prophet Joseph (as), Hazrat Mahdi (as) Will Appear When All Hope of Him Is Lost

They said, ‘Are you Joseph?’ He said, ‘I am indeed Joseph, and this is my brother. Allah has acted graciously to us. As for those who fear Allah and are steadfast, Allah does not allow to go to waste the wage of any people who do good.’ (Surah Yusuf, 90)

The Prophet Joseph’s (as) brothers set a trap for him and cast him into a well. They told their father that a wolf had eaten him and showed him his shirt that had been falsely smeared with blood. His father realized that this was a trick, but neither his father nor his brothers heard anything of the Prophet Joseph (as) for many years. Later, and at a time they never expected, Allah produced the Prophet Joseph (as) before them as lord of “power and dominion” in charge of the Egyptian Treasury:

He (Joseph) said, ‘Entrust the country’s stores to me. In truth I am a good keeper and knowing well.’ (Surah Yusuf, 55)

And thus We established Joseph in the land so he could live in any place he pleased. We grant Our grace to anyone We will and We do not allow to go to waste the wage of any people who do good. (Surah Yusuf, 56)

These verses indicate that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will appear when all hope of his coming has vanished and when people claim there is no such person as the “Mahdi.” Again according to the signs in the verses, Allah will produce Hazrat Mahdi (as) as “having power and dominion and as the spiritual leader of all believers.” This is also decribed thus in the hadiths of our Prophet (saas):

“… HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL APPEAR with the flag of the Messenger of Allah (saas), when people are widely afflicted AND WHEN ALL HOPE OF HIS COMING HAS BEEN LOST… (Ali Ibn Husamaddin al-Muttaki, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir al-Zaman, p. 55)

Like the Prophet Joseph (as), People Will Be Jealous of Hazrat Mahdi (as)

When they declared, “Why! Joseph and his brother are dearer to our father than we are although we constitute a powerful group. Our father is clearly making a mistake. Kill Joseph or expel him to some land so that your father will look to you alone and then you can be people who do right.” (Surah Yusuf, 8-9)

Allah reveals that his brothers were very jealous of Joseph (as) and thus determined to kill him. They therefore set a trap for him and abandoned him to die at the bottom of a well. The verse also indicates how some people will be jealous of Hazrat Mahdi (as) in his time and will oppose him for that reason. It appears that because of their jealousy, these people will line up alongside those who strive against Hazrat Mahdi (as), and a trap will be set for him intended to neutralize him.

Like the Prophet Joseph (as), Hazrat Mahdi (as) Will Suffer Injustice

Allah describes in the Qur’an how the Prophet Joseph (as) suffered injustice, with traps being set for him on many occasions. First, his brothers set a trap for him in an attempt to kill him, and then the wife of the governor with whom he was living issued slanders against the Prophet Joseph’s (as) chastity.

Some verses on the subject read:

“Kill Joseph or expel him to some land…” (Surah Yusuf, 9)

One of them said, “Do not take Joseph’s life but throw him to the bottom of the well, so that some (caravan of) travellers may discover him, if this is something that you have to do.” (Surah Yusuf, 10)

That night they (Joseph’s brothers) came back to their father in tears, saying, “Father, we went out to run a race and left Joseph together with our things and then a wolf appeared and ate him up but you are never going to believe us now, not even though we really tell the truth.” (Surah Yusuf, 16-17)

She said, “You see! It’s him you blamed me for. I tried seducing him but he refused. If he (Joseph) does not do what I order him, he will be put in prison and brought low.” (Surah Yusuf, 32)

Then, after they had seen the signs [regarding Joseph’s chastity], they thought that they should still imprison him for a time. (Surah Yusuf, 35)

It appears from this information about the Prophet Joseph (as) given in the Qur’an that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will also suffer various injustices. The hadiths of our Prophet (saas) below also reveal that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will suffer injustice on various occasions:

We are such a household that, for us, Allah preferred the Hereafter over this world. After me, my Ahl al-Bayt (line) will surely be subjected to trouble, abduction and banishment. After me, my Ahl al-Bayt (line) will meet trouble and suffering, and be subjected to strokes. (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 14)

… He [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] performs two rakaats of prayer. When he returns from the prayer he says: “People! The community of Muhammad and especially his Ahl al-Bayt have undergone many troubles and WE SUFFERED pain and WRONG…” (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 55)

Like the Prophet Joseph (as), Hazrat Mahdi (as) Will Be Slandered and Plotted Against

Then, IT SEEMED GOOD TO THEM, AFTER THEY HAD SEEN THE SIGNS (REGARDING JOSOPH’S CHASTITY), THAT THEY SHOULD IMPRISON HIM for a time. (Surah Yusuf, 35)

It is revealed in the Qur’an that, despite very clear evidence of his innocence, the Prophet Joseph (as) was unfairly and deliberately depicted as guilty. This indicates that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will also be subjected to various false allegations, snares and conspiracies. Indeed, we are told in the hadiths of our Prophet (saas) that “Hazrat Mahdi (as) will suffer oppression, cruelty, wrongs and pressure in the society in which he lives.”

But because of their CRUELTY, WRONGS AND DISSIPATION due to their earthly desires, Allah will conceal him [Hazrat Mahdi(as)] from the people. (Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Numani, al-Ghaybah al-Numani, p. 162)

Like the Prophet Joseph (as), Hazrat Mahdi (as) Will Also Be Plotted Against by Some Women, and a Woman Will Falsely Impute Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) Chastity

The woman whose house it was solicited him. She barred the doors and said, ‘Come over here!’ He (Joseph) said, ‘Allah is my refuge! He is My lord and has been good to me with where I live. Those who do wrong will surely not succeed. (Surah Yusuf, 23)

They raced to the door. She tore his shirt at the back. They met her husband by the door. She said, ‘How should a man whose intention was to harm your family be punished for what he did except with prison or painful punishment?’ He (Joseph) said, ‘It was she who tried to seduce me.’… (Surah Yusuf, 25-26)

Then, it seemed good to them, after they had seen the Signs (regarding Joseph’s chastity), that they should imprison him for a time. (Surah Yusuf, 35)

In the Qur’an, Allah reveals that the governor’s wife slandered the Prophet Joseph’s (as) chastity, even though she knew he was innocent. In order to reinforce that slander, the governor’s wife organized some of the women of the city to bear witness against him. It appears from these verses that a group of women will also conspire against Hazrat Mahdi (as) and that he will also be “falsely charged with a crime against a woman.” The Prophet Joseph (as) was imprisoned because of this conspiracy against him and spent many years in jail even though he was innocent. This indicates that even though he is also innocent, Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be unjustly imprisoned because of such lies and trumped up charges.

Like the Prophet Joseph (as), the Adminstration in the Time of Hazrat Mahdi (as) Will Also Be Sure of His Rectitude and Innocence; But the Desire to Imprison Him Will Prevail for Various Political Reasons

Then, it seemed good to them, after they had seen the Signs (regarding Joseph’s chastity), that they should imprison him for a time. (Surah Yusuf, 35)

The evidence of the Prophet Joseph’s (as) innocence was perfectly clear. But, for various political reasons, people in charge of the administration chose to fall in with the conspiracy against the Prophet Joseph (as), even though they clearly saw the evidence supporting him, and therefore condemned him. It would appear from this state of affairs regarding the Prophet Joseph (as) that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will also offer very strong evidence to defend himself and prove his innocence, but that people in charge of the administration will have him imprisoned for various political reasons, despite all this powerful evidence.

Like the Prophet Joseph (as), There Will Be A Time of Occultation (Prison) for Hazrat Mahdi (as)

But when, in fact, they did go out with him (Joseph) and gathered all together and agreed to put him at the bottom of the well, We then revealed to him that: ‘You will inform them of this deed they perpetrate at a time when they are totally unaware.’ (Surah Yusuf, 15)

… and so he (Joseph) stayed in prison for several years. (Surah Yusuf, 42)

Sudayr as-Sayraf says: I heard Imam Abu Abdullah Jaffar Sadik say: He said: “THE OWNER OF THIS TASK [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] WILL HAVE A RESEMBLENCE TO JOSEPH (AS)].” AND I SAID: “IT IS AS IF YOU ARE TELLING US OF AN OCCULTATION (prison) OR WONDER.” (Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Numani, al-Ghaybah al-Numani p. 189)

The Prophet Joseph (as) was first imprisoned in a well, and later in a dungeon for several years. The Prophet Joseph (as) disappeared from sight on two occasions, one short and the other long. In the first, Joseph (as) was abandoned in a well, and a passing caravan soon rescued him. In the second he was injustly thrown into prison, where he remained for a long time. But he was freed from prison when his innocence was realized. Like the Prophet Joseph (as), Hazrat Mahdi (as) will also be imprisoned at various times in his life. But, again like the Prophet Joseph (as), there will also be strong proof of his innocence.

His Dreaming of Eleven Stars and the Sun and Moon Prostrating Themselves before Him Indicates That the Islamic World Will Gather under the Spiritual Leadership of Hazrat Mahdi (as)

When Joseph told his father, ‘Father! I saw (in my dream) ELEVEN BRIGHT STARS, AND THE SUN AND MOON AS WELL. I saw them all prostrate in front of me.’ (Surah Yusuf, 4)

The Prophet Joseph (as) dreamed that the Stars, Sun and Moon prostrated themselves before him, and in later years Allah made the Prophet Joseph (as) the governor of Egypt. This also contains significant references to the life of Hazrat Mahdi (as). The flags of Islamic countries generally contain stars, the Sun and the Moon. It appearances from the signs regarding the Prophet Joseph (as) that Islamic countries will gather together and be united under the spiritual leadership of Hazrat Mahdi (as), and that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will thus be the spiritual leader of all Muslims.

Surah Yusuf Contains References to the Economic Crisis in the End Times

(One of Joseph’s fellow-prisoners said,) ‘O truthful Joseph, tell us of seven fat cows which seven thin ones ate and seven green ears of wheat and seven others which were dry so that I can return to them and let them know.’
He said, ‘Sow for seven years in the normal way and leave that which you harvest in the ear except for a small amount from which you eat (Surah Yusuf, 46-47)

Then after that seven hard years will arrive in which you can eat from what you set aside for them, except for a little which you store.
Then after that another year will come in which the people will be helped by rain in plenty and when they once more will press.’ (Surah Yusuf, 48-49)

It is revealed in the verses that the Prophet Joseph (as) was asked to interpret a dream had by the ruler of the time. The Prophet Joseph (as) said that the dream referred to “long-term economic difficulty.” The fact that our Prophet (saas) has also revealed that the life of Hazrat Mahdi (as) will contain similarities to that of Hazrat Mahdi (as) shows that, as in that time, there will be a severe economic crisis on earth in the period prior to the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as). The economic difficulty referred to in the verse is in all probability the current glocal economic crisis. (Allah knows the truth.)

The Prophet Joseph’s (as) reference to “seven hard years” may also indicate the scarcity and economic troubles experienced in 2007 and 2008. (Allah knows he truth.)

The Prophet Joseph (as) also interrpeted the cows and wheat in the dream, saying that the solution to the economic crisis that would take place in that time was for people to concentrate on agriculture. “Cows and wheat” are the two most important components of agriculture and animal husbandry. It would therefore seem from the Prophet Joseph’s (as) interpretation that “the solution to the economic crisis that will break out prior to the appearance of Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be for people to attach proper importance to agriculture and livestock raising.”

It appears from the signs in the verses that the economic crisis will occupy either a single or a repeated period.

Other Verses of the Qur’an Referring to the Global Dominion of Islam

Hazrat Mahdi (as) WILL COME AT A TIME WHEN TRIBULATION APPEARS.(Imam Rabbani, Letters of Rabbani, 2-258)

It is He Who raised up among the unlettered people a Messenger from them to recite His Signs to them and purify them and teach them the Book and Wisdom, EVEN THOUGH BEFORE THAT THEY WERE CLEARLY MISGUIDED. (Surat al-Jumu’a, 2)

SUCH A STRIFE WILL APPEAR THAT NOWHERE WILL BE SPARED.(Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, pp. 21-22)

You who believe! Respond to Allah and to the Messenger when He calls you to what will bring you to life! Know that Allah intervenes between a man and his heart and that you will be gathered to Him. Be fearful OF TRIALS WHICH WILL NOT AFFLICT SOLELY THOSE AMONG YOU WHO DO WRONG... (Surat al-Anfal, 24-25)

At a time when the world will be in utter confusion and disorder (harj), tribulation will appear… WHEN ROADS WILL BE CUT, some will attack some others… (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 12)

REFRAIN FROM BLOCKING EVERY PATHWAY, threatening people, barring those who believe in the Way of Allah, desiring to make it crooked… (Surat al-A’raf, 86)

… He will appear when those on earth and inz the skies can no longer BEAR the massacres… (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 37)

Or did you suppose that you would enter the Garden without facing the same as those who came before you? They were touched by poverty and HARDSHIP and they were shaken to the point that the Messenger and those who believe with him said, ‘When is Allah’s help coming?’ Be assured that Allah’s help is very near. (Surat al-Baqara, 214)

Their (the hypocrites’) tongues will be sweeter than sugar… (Tirmidhi, Zuhd, 60)

When you see them, their outward form appeals to you, and IF THEY SPEAK YOU LISTEN TO WHAT THEY SAY. But they are like propped-up planks of wood… (Surat al-Munafiqun, 4)

Great cities will be ruined as if they had not existed yesterday. (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 38)

… HOW MANY WRONGDOING CITIES WE DESTROYED, and now all their roofs and walls are fallen in; how many abandoned wells and stuccoed palaces! (Surat al-Hajj, 45)

In the End Times men will come forth who will fraudulently USE RELIGION FOR WORLDLY ENDS and wear sheepskins in public to display meekness… (Tirmidhi, Zuhd, 60)

Woe to those who write the book with their own hands and then say ‘This is from Allah’ TO SELL IT FOR A PALTRY PRICE. Woe to them for what their hands have written! Woe to them for what they earn! (Surat al-Baqara, 79)

… their HEARTS WILL HARD AS THE HEARTS OF THE WOLVES.(Tirmidhi, Zuhd, 60)

Then YOUR HEARTS BECAME HARDENED AFTER THAT, SO THEY WERE LIKE ROCKS OR EVEN HARDER STILL. (Surat al-Baqara, 74)

There will be a time when people will RECITE THE QUR’AN, BUT IT WILL NOT GO FURTHER THAN THEIR THROATS [INTO THEIR HEARTS].(Muhammet Sevgili-Hasan Akdag, Son Zamanlarla ilgili Hadisler [Hadiths about the End Times], p. 61)

They please you with their mouths BUT THEIR HEARTS BELIE THEIR WORDS… (Surat at-Tawba, 8)

… They SAY WITH THEIR TONGUES WHAT IS NOT IN THEIR HEARTS… (Surat al-Fath, 11)

HUNGER and cost of living will prevail. (Al-Sharani, Mukhtasar Tazkirah al-Qurtubi, p. 440)

We will test you with a certain amount of fear and HUNGER and loss of wealth and life and fruits. But give good news to the steadfast… (Surat al-Baqara, 155)

Allah makes an example of a city which was safe and at peace, its provision coming to it plentifully from every side. Then it showed ingratitude for Allah’s blessings so Allah made it WEAR THE ROBES OF HUNGER and fear for what it did. (Surat An-Nahl, 112)

There will come a time for my people when … THE MOSQUES WILL BE FULL OF PEOPLE, BUT THERE WILL NOT BE ANY BELIEVER AMONG THEM. (Son Zamanlarla İlgili Hadisler [Hadiths Regarding the End Times], p. 17)

So woe to THOSE WHO PERFORM PRAYER, and are forgetful of their prayer, those who show off. (Surat al-Ma’un, 4-6)

The hour will not come until MOSQUES CEASE TO BE PLACES WHERE PEOPLE PRAY, BUT BECOME PLACES WHERE PEOPLE STOP BY. (Son Zamanlarla İlgili Hadisler [Hadiths Regarding the End Times], p. 87)

… Those who ARE TIGHT-FISTED AND DIRECT others TO BE TIGHT-FISTED… (Surat an-Nisa’, 37)

… and you HAVE AN INSATIABLE LOVE of wealth. (Surat al-Fajr, 20)

There are days of ANARCHY AND DISORDER very close to the Judgment Day.(Al Jami As Sagir by Suyuti; Musnad by Ahmad ibn Hanbal)

Those who CORRUPT THE EARTH AND DO NOT PUT THINGS RIGHT. (Surat ash-Shu’ara’, 152)

THE HOUR HAS DRAWN NEAR but people only feel more greed for the world and draw even more distant from Allah. (Al Jami As Sagir by Suyuti, 2/57)

MANKIND’S RECKONING HAS DRAWN VERY CLOSE TO THEM, yet they heedlessly turn away. (Surat al-Anbiya’, 1)

A time comes when the QUR’AN WILL REMAIN IN ONE VALLEY and people in another. (Son Zamanlarla İlgili Hadisler [Hadiths Regarding the End Times], p. 23)

When a Messenger comes to them from Allah confirming what is with them, a group of those who have been given the Book THREW AWAY THE BOOK OF ALLAH BEHIND THEIR BACKS, just as if they did not know. (Surat al-Baqara, 101)

A time will come when the QUR’AN will remain only with its picture, and Islam will remain with its name.(Muhammet Sevgili-Hasan Akdag, Son Zamanlarla ilgili Hadisler [Hadiths about the End Times)

Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) Name Will Be Compatible That of Our Prophet (saas)

“Even if only one day remains from the life of this world, Allah will certainly prolong that day until He sends a man from my Ahl al-Bayt [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] whose name is compatible with mine. He will fill the world that was previously filled with cruelty and oppression with truth and justice instead.” (Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Nasai, Bayhaqi and Abu Amr Ad-Dani)

“Even if only one day is left to the life of this world, Allah will certainly prolong that day until the coming of a man [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] from the Ahl al-Bayt whose name is compatible with mine.” (Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Musnad)

According to Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi’s accounts from Ibn Masud, the Messenger of Allah (saas) said: “His name will be compatible with mine, and his father’s name with my father’s name…” (Al-Barzanji, Al-Isha’ah li-ashrat al-sa’ah, p. 159-160)

… I am the Messenger of Allah… giving glad tidings of a Messenger to come after me WHOSE NAME SHALL BE AHMAD… (Surat as-Saff, 6)

Hazrat Mahdi (as) Means “He Who Gives Guidance”

Whoever of you or who come after you live to see him, let them crawl over snow to him and join him. Certainly, THEY ARE THE BANNERS OF GUIDANCE.(Ramuz Al-Ahadith, Vol. 1, p. 298, No 2)

… Then WHEN GUIDANCE COMES TO YOU FROM ME, those who follow My guidance will feel no fear and will know no sorrow. (Surat al-Baqara, 38)

WE MADE THEM LEADERS, GUIDING by Our command… (Surat al-Anbiya’, 73)

Those are they WHOM ALLAH GUIDED. SO FOLLOW THEIR GUIDANCE … (Surat al-An’am, 90)

Hazrat Mahdi (as) Will Appear When All Hope Of His Coming Has Been Lost

“… HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL APPEAR with the flag of the Messenger of Allah (saas), when people are widely afflicted AND WHEN ALL HOPE OF HIS COMING HAS BEEN LOST… (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 55)

… You said, “ALLAH WILL NEVER SEND ANOTHER MESSENGER AFTER HIM.”… (Surah Ghafir, 34)

There Will Be An Increase in Strife and Corruption Before the Coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as)

You see many of them RUSHING TO wrongdoing and enmity and acquiring ill-gotten gains… (Surat al-Ma’ida, 62)

The Announcement of the Coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as)

A VOICE WILL CRY HIS NAME FROM THE SKY and no-one will deny that he is Hazrat Mahdi (as). (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 49)

A VOICE FROM THE SKY WILL CALL HIM BY NAME and even people asleep in the east and west will hear this voice and awaken. (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 56)

Our Lord, WE HEARD A CALLER CALLING US TO BELIEF: “BELIEVE IN YOUR LORD!” and we had iman… (Surah Al ‘Imran, 193)

People Will Follow Hazrat Mahdi (as)

… WHEREVER YOU ARE, ALLAH WILL BRING YOU ALL TOGETHER… (Surat al-Baqara, 148)

Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) Coming from the City Center and Spiritually Capturing Constantinople

Even if no time is left to the world but a single day, Allah will certainly prolong that day in order for an individual from my family to (spiritually) possess Mount Daylam and the city of Constantinople. (Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir al-zaman, p. 74)

Your Lord would never destroy ANY CITIES without first sending to the chief of them a Messenger to recite Our Signs to them… (Surat al-Qasas, 59)

Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) Having Very Deep Fear of Allah

Hazrat Mahdi (as) is a person who, as the SHAKING OF A BIRD’S WINGS, HAS A DEEP FEAR FOR ALLAH. (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 23)

… HE WILL FEAR ALLAH like the TREMBLING OF THE WINGS OF A BIRD [from the eagles]. (Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntazar, p. 51)

THEY TREMBLE IN AWE (BEFORE HIS GREATNESS. (Surat al-Anbiya’, 28)

Hazrat Mahdi (as) Will Be Very Compassionate

HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL BE SO COMPASSIONATE THAT no one will be woken up from their sleep or have a bleeding nose. (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 42)

… And those who are with him are fierce to the unbelievers, COMPASSIONATE to one another… (Surat al-Fath, 29)

Hazrat Mahdi (as) Will Have Great Fortitude

In his account, Abu Nuaym described the Messenger of Allah (saas) as saying: O Ahl al-Bayt! Hazrat Mahdi (as) is one from the Ahl al-Bayt. Almighty and Exalted Allah will purify and enlighten him in one night. (Death-the Judgment Day-The Hereafter and Portents of the Judgment Day, 437)

Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) virtue and superiority are signs of THE GREAT FORTITUDE HE DISPLAYS in the face of sorrows and fierce corruption… (Tilsimlar [Talisman Magazine], p. 212. Narrated from Is’afur Ragibin. The Mahdi and the Antichrist, Saban Dogen, p. 154)

Messengers before you were also denied but THEY WERE STEADFAST IN THE FACE OF THE DENIAL AND INJURY THEY SUFFERED until Our help arrived… (Surat al-An’am, 34)

Hazrat Mahdi (as) Will Be Struggler

“Hazrat Mahdi (as) will come from the East. Even if mountains rise up before him he will cross them and find a way over them.” (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 39)

They plotted their plots, but their plots are (known) to Allah, even though their plots were SUCH AS TO MOVE MOUNTAINS. (Surah Ibrahim, 46)

He will continue his (intellectual) struggle until people return to the truth. (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 23)

… THOSE WHO WERE TORTURED FOR MY CAUSE, and those who fought and were killed for My cause, I will surely remove from them their misdeeds… (Surah Al ‘Imran, 195)

Messengers before you were also denied but they were steadfast in the face of the denial and THEY WERE HARMEDuntil Our help arrived… (Surat al-An’am, 34)

“People! The community of Muhammad and especially his Ahl al-Bayt have undergone many troubles. And WE WERE SUBJECTED TO GREAT DISTRESS AND WRONG …” (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 55)

… They were touched by poverty and HARDSHIP and they were shaken to the point … (Surat al-Baqara, 214)

Hazrat Mahdi (as) and His Community Will Be Under Allah’s Protection

… Their opponents WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO HARM THEM. This (situation will continue until the Day of Judgment). (Al-Barzanji, Al-Isha’ah li-ashrat al-sa’ah, p. 286)

… The misguided CANNOT HARM YOU as long as you are guided. (Surat al-Ma’ida, 105)

Hazrat Mahdi (as) Will Be Someone Specially Chosen By Allah for the End Times

YOUR LORD CREATES AND CHOOSES WHATEVER HE WILLS. The choice is not theirs… (Surat al-Qasas, 68)

Hazrat Mahdi (as) Will Call On People to Have Faith in Allah

HE WILL CALL ON PEOPLE TO OBEY ALLAH AND HIS MESSENGER. (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 50)

And what is the matter with you that you do not believe in Allah, WHEN THE MESSENGER CALLS YOU TO BELIEVE IN YOUR LORD, and He has made a covenant with you if you are believers? (Surat al-Hadid, 8)

Hazrat Mahdi (as) Will Restore Islam to Its True Essence and Rid off Subsequent Innovations

He [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] WILL SUSTAIN ISLAM in the very end just as our Prophet (saas) sustained Islam in the beginning… (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 27)

… It is He Who sent His Messenger with guidance and THE RELIGION OF TRUTH (ISLAM) TO EXALT IT OVER EVERY OTHER RELIGION... (Surat at-Tawba, 33)

… HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL PRACTICE THE RELIGION IN EXACTLY THE SAME WAY AS IT WAS IN THE TIME OF THE PROPHET (SAAS). He will eliminate the schools (madhabs) from the earth. No school will be left apart from the true, pure faith. (Al-Barzanji, Al-Isha’ah li-ashrat al-sa’ah, pp. 186-187)

There will also be union of religion and NO ONE OTHER THAN ALLAH WILL BE WORSHIPPED anymore. (Ibn Majah, 10/334)

I will encourage you to embrace my Sunnah, AND TO FOLLOW IN THE PATH OF THE SUCCESSORS OF HAZRAT MAHDI (AS). (Ibn Majah, Abu Dawud)

THIS IS MY PATH AND IT IS STRAIGHT, so follow it… (Surat al-An’am, 153)

Hazrat Mahdi (as) Will Be Instrumental in People Living by the True Religion

… You have seen people entering Allah’s religion in DROVES… (Surat an-Nasr, 2)

Hazrat Mahdi (as) Will Bring About Unity and Union Among Muslims

In the same way that ALLAH made people brothers in the religion and installed love in their hearts, by freeing them from polytheism, so He will free them from corruption with HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) and WILL MAKE THEM BROTHERS. (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 20)

… HE JOINED YOUR HEARTS TOGETHER… (Surah Al ‘Imran, 103)

Hazrat Mahdi (as) Will Be Instrumental in Islamic Morality Prevail the World

There are four rulers on earth in total. Two are from the believers and two from the unbelievers. The believers are Solomon (as) and Dhu’l-Qarnayn (as). The unbelievers are Nimrod and Nebuchadnezzar. ONE FROM MY PEOPLE WILL RULE THE WORLD AS THE FIFTH. In other words, THE MAHDI. (Imam Rabbani, Letters of Rabbani, 2/251)

… We wrote down,’It is My servants WHO ARE SINCERE WHO WILL INHERIT THE EARTH.’ (Surat al-Anbiya’, 105)

WE WILL LEAVE YOU THE LAND to live in after them. (Surah Ibrahim, 14)

HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL (SPIRITUALLY) RULE THE WORLD just like the Prophet Solomon (as) and Dhu’l-Qarnayn (as). (Al-Barzanji, Al-Isha’ah li-ashrat al-sa’ah, p. 29)

According to the accounts of Ummu Salama, HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL CAUSE ISLAM TO RULE OVER DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD. (Imam Rabbani, Letters of Rabbani, I: 565)

… HE WILL MAKE THEM SUCCESSORS IN THE LAND as He made those before them successors… (Surat an-Nur, 55)

ALLAH HAS WRITTEN, ‘I WILL BE VICTORIOUS, I AND MY MESSENGERS.’ Allah is most strong and mighty. (Surat al-Mujadala, 21)ABJAD: 2010 AD

THEY DESIRE TO EXTINGUISH ALLAH’S LIGHT WITH THEIR MOUTHS. BUT ALLAH REFUSES TO DO OTHER THAN PERFECT HIS LIGHT, even though the unbelievers detest it. (Surat at-Tawba, 32)ABJAD: Hijri 1423 – 2002 AD

The Egyptian who had bought him told his wife, ‘Look after him with honor and respect. It’s possible he will be of use to us or perhaps we might adopt him as a son.’ And thus We established Joseph in the land to teach him the true meaning of events. ALLAH IS IN CONTROL OF HIS AFFAIR. However, most of mankind do not know. (Surah Yusuf, 21)ABJAD: 2014 AD

IT IS OUR ARMY WHICH WILL BE VICTORIOUS. (Surat as-Saffat, 173)ABJAD: 1994 AD

“FROM THE MISCHIEF OF DARKNESS AS IT OVERSPREADS …” (Surat al-Falaq, 3)ABJAD: 1971 AD
(ANARCHY AND TERROR INCIDENTS BEGAN IN THE YEAR 1971)

THEY FOUND A SERVANT OF OURS WHOM WE HAD GRANTED MERCY FROM US AND WHOM WE HAD ALSO GIVEN KNOWLEDGE DIRECT FROM US. (Surat al-Kahf, 65)ABJAD: Hijri 1430-1431 – 2009-2010 AD

STRUGGLE (determination, effort, altruism, intellectual struggle) IS PRESCRIBED FOR YOU EVEN IF IT IS HATEFUL TO YOU. IT MAY BE THAT YOU HATE SOMETHING WHEN IT IS GOOD FOR YOU AND IT MAY BE THAT YOU LOVE SOMETHING WHEN IT IS BAD FOR YOU. ALLAH KNOWS AND YOU DO NOT KNOW. (Surat al-Baqara, 216)ABJAD: 2010 – 2050 AD
(In his works “Mai’da al-Qur’an ve Hazinat al-Burhan” Ahmed Feyzi Kul Efendi gives 2050 as the date when morality of Islam will prevail the world up to its highest point and come to perfection)

WE HAVE ONLY SENT YOU AS A MERCY TO ALL THE WORLDS… (Surat al-Anbiya, 107)ABJAD: Hijri 1430 – 1431

HE [JESUS] SAID: “I AM INDEED A SERVANT OF ALLAH. HE HAS GIVEN ME REVELATION AND MADE ME A PROPHET.” (Surah Maryam, 30)ABJAD: Hijri 1410-1412-1462

Some Verses Regarding Hazrat Mahdi (as) and the End Times Some Numerological Calculations

BE FEARFUL OF TRIALS WHICH WILL NOT AFFLICT SOLELY THOSE AMONG YOU WHO DO WRONG. KNOW THAT ALLAH IS SEVERE IN RETRIBUTION. (Surat al-Anfal, 25)ABJAD: 1913 ADBEGINNING OF WORLD WAR I

WE SAID, ‘HAVE NO FEAR. YOU WILL HAVE THE UPPER HAND.’ (Surah Ta Ha, 68)ABJAD: 1956 AD

Remember when Allah made a covenant with the Prophets: ‘Now that We have given you a share of the Book and Wisdom, andthen a messenger comes to you confirming what is with you (1), you must have faith in him and help him.’ He asked, ‘Do you agree and undertake my commission on that condition?’ They replied, ‘We agree.’ He said, ‘Bear witness, then. I am with you as one of the witnesses.’ (2) (Surah Al ‘Imran, 81)ABJAD 1: 1956 ADABJAD 2: Hijri 1416 – 1994 AD

We desired to show kindness to those who were oppressed (1) in the land and to make them leaders and make them inheritors (2) (Surat al-Qasas, 5)ABJAD 1: 1996 ADABJAD 2: … leaders and make them inheritors: 2021 AD

We sent you only to bring good news and to give warning. (Surat al-Furqan, 56)ABJAD: 1981 AD(Besides: The number of the surah (25) x the number of the verse (56)= Hijri 1400 – 1981 AD

And thus We give to Joseph power in the land so he could live in any place he pleased. We grant Our grace to anyone We will and We do not allow to go to waste the wage of any people who do good. (Surah Yusuf, 56)ABJAD: 2017 AD

He said, ‘Go down from it, all of you, as enemies to one another! But when guidance comes to you from Me, all those who follow My guidance will not go astray and will not be miserable. (Surah Ta Ha, 123)ABJAD: 1982 AD

Say: ‘Everyone is waiting expectantly so wait expectantly. You will soon know who are the Companions of the Right Path and who is is guided.‘ (Surah Ta Ha, 135)ABJAD: 2023 AD

We made them leaders, guiding by Our command, and revealed to them how to do good actions and establish prayer and pay alms, and they worshipped Us. (Surat al-Anbiya, 73)ABJAD: 1984 AD

… in a few years’ time. The affair is Allah’s from beginning to end. On that day, the believers will rejoice… (Surat ar-Rum, 4)ABJAD: 2010

We wrote down in the Psalms, after the Reminder came: ‘It is My servants who are righteous who will inherit the earth.’ (Surat al-Anbiya, 105)ABJAD: 2051 AD

If We wished We could send down a Sign to them from heaven, before which their heads would be bowed low in subjection. (Surat ash-Shu’ara, 4)ABJAD: 2022 AD

This is a warner of the warners of the old. (Surat an-Najm, 56)ABJAD: 2031 AD

Allah and His angels call down blessings on the Prophet. You who believe! Call down blessings on him and ask for complete peace and safety for him. (Surat al-Ahzab, 56)ABJAD: 1986 AD

We have sent you with the truth bringing good news and giving warning. There is no community to which a warner has not come. (Surah Fatir, 24)ABJAD: 1983 AD

We placed between them and the cities We had blessed other clearly conspicuous cities, making them measured stages on the way: ‘Travel between them in safety by night and day.‘ (Surah Saba’, 18)ABJAD: 2023 AD

We will show them Our Signs on the horizon and within themselves until it is clear to them that it is the truth. Is it not enough for your Lord that He is a witness of everything? (Surah Fussilat, 53)ABJAD: 1990 AD

IT IS OUR ARMY WHICH WILL BE VICTORIOUS. (Surat as-Saffat, 173)ABJAD: 1994 AD

And you have seen people entering Allah’s religion in droves, then glorify your Lord’s praise and ask His forgiveness. He is the Ever-Returning. (Surat an-Nasr, 2-3)ABJAD: 2016 AD

It is He Who sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of Truth to exalt it over every other religion, though the associaters hate it. (Surat as-Saff, 9)ABJAD: 2021 AD (if the gemination mark is excluded)

The Egyptian who had bought him told his wife, ‘Look after him with honor and respect. It’s possible he will be of use to us or perhaps we might adopt him as a son.’ And thus We established Joseph in the land to teach him the true meaning of events.ALLAH IS IN CONTROL OF HIS AFFAIR. However, most of mankind do not know. (Surah Yusuf, 21)ABJAD: 2014 AD

As for those who make Allah their friend, and His Messenger and those who believe: it is the party of Allah who are victorious! (Surat al-Ma’ida, 56)ABJAD: 2055 AD

He said, ‘Go down from it, all of you, as enemies to one another! But when guidance comes to you from Me, all those who follow My guidance will not go astray and will not be miserable. (Surah Ta Ha, 123)ABJAD: 1982 AD

Say: ‘Everyone is waiting expectantly so wait expectantly. You will soon know who are the Companions of the Right Path and who is guided.‘ (Surah Ta Ha, 135)ABJAD: 2023 AD

A Messenger from among them came to them but they denied him. So the punishment seized them and they were wrongdoers. (Surat an-Nahl, 113)ABJAD:2007 AD

THOSE WHO PLEDGE YOU THEIR ALLEGIANCE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO ALLAH. Allah’s hand is over their hands. He who breaks his pledge only breaks it against himself. But as for him who fulfils the contract he has made with Allah, We will pay him an immense reward. (Surat al-Fath, 10)ABJAD: 2025 AD

Or are you astonished that a reminder should come to you from your Lord by way of A MAN AMONG YOU, TO WARN YOU and make you have taqwa so that hopefully you will gain mercy?’ (Surat al-A’raf, 63)ABJAD: Hijri 1433 – 2011 AD

“…ALLAH HAS CHOSEN HIM OVER YOU AND FAVORED HIM GREATLY IN KNOWLEDGE AND PHYSICAL STRENGTH…” (Surat al-Baqara, 247)ABJAD: Hijri 1418 – 1996 AD

Then WE APPOINTED YOU after them TO BE SUCCESSORS ON THE EARTH so We might observe how you would act. (Surah Yunus, 14)ABJAD: 2048 AD

YOUR LORD WILL SOON GIVE TO YOU and you will be satisfied. (Surat ad-Dhuha, 5)ABJAD1: 2015 AD (with reference to waw)

ABJAD2: 2009 AD (with no reference to waw)

If you do good, you do it to yourselves. If you do evil, you do it to your detriment. WHEN THE NEXT PROMISED TIME ARRIVED, it was so that they could injure you and enter the Temple as they had entered it the first time, and in order to completely destroy what they had conquered. (Surat al-Isra, 7)ABJAD: 2019 AD

IT IS OUR ARMY WHICH WILL BE VICTORIOUS. (Surat as-Saffat, 173)ABJAD: Hijri 1410 – 1988 AD (with gemination mark)

SO DO NOT OBEY THE UNBELIEVERS BUT USE THIS (THE QUR’AN) TO BATTLE AGAINST THEM WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT. (Surat al-Furqan, 52)ABJAD: Hijri 1400 – 1979 AD

OUR LORD, RAISE UP AMONG THEM A MESSENGER FROM THEM to recite Your Signs to them and teach them the Book and Wisdom and purify them… (Surat al-Baqara, 129)ABJAD: 1980 AD

And other things you love: SUPPORT FROM ALLAH AND IMMINENT VICTORY. Give good news to the believers! (Surat as-Saff, 13)ABJAD: Hijri 1402 – 1981 AD

Yet you see those with sickness in their hearts rushing to them, saying, ‘We fear the wheel of fate may turn against us.’ BUT IT MAY WELL BE THAT ALLAH WILL BRING ABOUT VICTORY OR SOME OTHER CONTINGENCY FROM HIM. Then they will deeply regret their secret thoughts. (Surat al-Ma’ida, 52)ABJAD: 1996 AD

Allah has promised those of you who believe and do right actions that HE WILL MAKE THEM SUCCESSORS IN THE LAND as He made those before them successors, and will firmly establish for them their religion with which He is pleased and give them, in place of their fear, security. ‘They worship Me, not associating anything with Me.’ Any who are unbelievers after that, such people are deviators. (Surat an-Nur, 55)ABJAD: 2013 AD

ACCORDINGLY YOUR LORD WILL PICK YOU OUT and teach you the true meaning of events and perfectly fulfil His blessing on you as well as on the family of Ya’qub as He fulfilled it perfectly before upon your forebears, Abraham and Isaac… (Surah Yusuf, 6)ABJAD: Hijri 1443 – 2020 AD (without gemination mark)

Their Prophet said to them, ‘ALLAH HAS APPOINTED SAUL TO BE YOUR KING.’… (Surat al-Baqara, 247)ABJAD: Hijri 1420 – 1998 AD

WE GAVE HIM POWER AND AUTHORITY ON THE EARTH and granted him a way to everything.(Surat al-Kahf, 84)ABJAD: Hijri 1440 – 2017 AD (with gemination mark)

But WHEN THEY REACHED THE JUNCTION OF THE TWO SEAS, they forgot their fish which quickly burrowed its way into the sea. (Surat al-Kahf, 61)ABJAD: Hijri 1405 – 1984 AD

HE SAID, ‘THE POWER MY LORD HAS GRANTED ME IS BETTER THAN THAT. Just give me a strong helping hand and I will build a solid barrier between you and them. (Surat al-Kahf, 95)ABJAD: Hijri 1409 – 1987 AD (without gemination mark)

They desire to extinguish Allah’s Light with their mouths. But Allah refuses to do other than perfect His Light, even though the unbelievers detest it. (Surat at-Tawba, 32)ABJAD: Hijri 1423 – 2002 AD

Or do they ask, ‘Has he invented a lie about Allah?’ If Allah willed, He could seal up your heart. By His Words Allah wipes out the false and confirms the truth. He knows what the heart contains. (Surat ash-Shura, 24)ABJAD: 2014 AD

And when Jesus son of Mary said, ‘Tribe of Israel, I am the Messenger of Allah to you, confirming the Torah which came before me and giving you the good news of a Messenger after me whose name is Ahmad.’ When he brought them the Clear Signs, they said, ‘This is downright magic.’ (Surat as-Saff, 6)ABJAD: 2011 AD

HE IS A SIGN OF THE HOUR. HAVE NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. But follow me. This is a straight path. (Surat az-Zukhruf, 61)ABJAD: 2026 AD

those who, if We establish them firmly on the earth, will establish prayer and pay alms, and command what is right and forbid what is wrong. The end result of all affairs is with Allah. (Surat al-Hajj, 41)ABJAD: Hijri 1400 – 1979 AD

Among those We have created there is a community who guide by the Truth and act justly according to it. (Surat al-A’raf, 181)ABJAD: 1987 AD

those who follow the Messenger, the Unlettered Prophet, whom they find written down with them in the Torah and the Gospel,commanding them to do right and forbidding them to do wrong, making good things halal for them and bad things haram for them, relieving them of their heavy loads and the chains which were around them. Those who believe in him and honor him and help him, and follow the Light that has been sent down with him, they are the ones who are successful.’ (Surat al-A’raf: 157)ABJAD: 2025 AD

By the Lord of heaven and earth, it is certainly the truth, just as you have speech. (Surat adh-Dhariyat, 23)ABJAD: Hijri 1459 – 2036 AD

And strive hard in (the way of) Allah, (such) a striving a is due to Him; He has selected you and not placed any constraint upon you in the religion – the religion of your forefather Abraham (1). He named you Muslims before and also in this (2), so that the Messenger could be witness against you and you could be witnesses against all mankind (3). So establish prayer and pay alms and hold fast to Allah. He is your Protector – the Best Protector, the Best Helper. (Surat al-Hajj, 78)ABJAD (1): 1911 ADABJAD (2): 2034 ADABJAD (3): 2026 AD

They say, ‘Why has a Sign not been sent down to him from his Lord?’ Say: ‘The Unseen belongs to Allah alone. So wait, I am waiting with you.’ (Surat Yunus, 20)ABJAD: 2002 AD (without gemination mark)

So that when they see what they were promised, they will know who has less support and smaller numbers. (Surat al-Jinn, 24)ABJAD: 1995 AD (with gemination mark and tanwin)

We admitted them into Our mercy. They were among the righteous. (Surat al-Anbiya’, 86)ABJAD: 2066 AD

‘John, take hold of the Book with vigor.‘ We gave him judgment while still a child. (Surah Maryam, 12)ABJAD: 2067 AD

Fighting is prescribed for you even if it is hateful to you. It may be that you hate something when it is good for you and it may be that you love something when it is bad for you. Allah knows and you do not know. (Surat al-Baqara, 216)ABJAD: 1960-1961-2010-2050 AD
(It is related as the date on which the moral values of Islam’s predominance reaches its peak and maturity)

Allah has promised those of you who have iman and do right actions (1) that He will make them successors in the land as He made those before them successors, and will firmly establish for them their religion with which He is pleased and give them, in place of their fear, security. ‘They worship Me, not associating anything with Me.’ Any who are unbelievers after that, such people are deviators. (Surat an-Nur, 55)ABJAD: 2019 AD (with gemination mark)

They found a servant of Ours whom We had granted mercy from Us and whom We had also given knowledge direct from Us. (Surat al-Kahf, 65)ABJAD: Hijri 1430-1431 – 2009-2010 AD